The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-11
SEVENTH DAY ADvENTISrS.
[CoMMUNICATED.

Curtis said, 1t is quite generally
admitted that the seventh day was
the Sabbath from creation until the
resurrection of Christ; but it is
claimed that then it was changed to
the first day in honor of that event.
II this is so, the change is most
remarkable occurrence, and ought
to be plainly noticed in the Bible.
Circumcision was plainly done
away; baptism and the Lords
supper were clearly commanded; so
this supposed change, if it really
occurred, ought to be plainly stated,
inasmuch as the seventh day had
been the sacred rest-day of Gods
people for 1900 years. If this
change was ever made, the speaker
continued, it must have occurred in
connection with the death and re-
surrection Of the Saviour, and would
have certainly been recorded by, at
least, one of the four evangelists.
These were Christian men, writing
under the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, from 6 to 63 years, at least,
after resurrection. Here the Elder
read, as he declared, all that is said
in the four Gospels concerning the
resurrection and unless he omitted
some portions, there is certainly no
change limited at, but the Sabbath,
and the first day of the week, are
several times mentioned together,
being always carefully distinguished,
and certainly not one and the same
day. The following are the refer
ences: Matt, 2S:1; Mark, 16 :1-9;
Luke, 23:54-56, 24:1; John, 20:-
lie.
Elder Curtis then stated that he
had repeatedly debated this ques-
ton, and none of his opponents
claim any direct command for Sum
day observance. Almost invari-
ably they claim that Christ, after
his resurrection, always met with
his disciples for religious worship,
and upon no other day.
The speaker then said he would
examine every instance on record
upon which Christ met with his dis
ciples after his resurrection, and
see if this assumption be true.
There are four such meetings men
toned. The first was upon the day
of his resurrection, (John, 20:19).
They were not there holding a reli-
gious meeting and celebrating the
Christian Sabbath in honor of the
resurrection of Christ for, (l) they
were assembled for supper { Mark,
16:14) in the house where they all
lived (Acts, 1:13); (2), two of
them had been gone all day, travel
ing at least Is miles, and not re-
turning to the other nine until even
ing, for the day was far spent be-
fore they started to return from
Emmaus, q miles away (Luke,
4:29-33), etc.; (3), the disciples
in the fore part of the day did not
believe the story of the women, that
Jesus was risen Mark, 6:11); in
tho evening they would not believe
the two who had seen him (verse
13). Jesus himself appeared in the
evening as they sat at meat, and up
braided them for not believing the
testimony of those who had seen
him (verse 14). 1t is, therefore,
an absurdity to say that the dis
ciples were assembled to celebrate
an event which they did not believe
had occurred.
The second recorded meeting took
place "after eight day." John,
2O:26. 1t is assumed that this was
the next first day. But reckoning
from Sunday evening, the time of
the first meeting, eight days would
end ON Monday evening of the fol-
lowing week illustrating the state
ment by counting on his fingers).
Let it be remembered that it was
"after eight days"
| The third occasion upon which
Jesus appeared to his disciples is
recorded in John 21 :l-14. This
account certainly disproyes the as
sertion that after the resurrection
Christ met with his disciples only
on the first day, else he set an ex-
ample of fishing on that day. The
position of those who say that Christ
met with his disciples only on the
first day, was humorously Illus
trated by supposing Christ to say,
"Peter, what are you doing out
there, fishing on the Christian Sab
bath? Put up your net and come
right ashore and let us have reli-
gious meeting" Did he say so 7
No. He said, "Have you any
meat?" They answered, "No."
Then he told them to cast the net
on the right side of the ship, and
they caught great draught of
fishes. If this was on Sunday,
away goes Sunday sacredness. If
it was not on Sunday, what becomes
of the assertion that all the meet
ings of the Saviour with his dis
ciples were ON that day? 1t was
shown that the next meeting (Acts,
1:3) occurred on Thursday.
Mr.. Curtis next took up Acts,
20:6. 1t was clearly shown that
this meeting was held on what we
now call Saturday night, and that
during Sunday, Paul walked a dis
tance of about 20 miles. Extracts
from Prof. Hacket, also from Cony-
beare and Hawson were read in sup
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